Spectacle and eyeglass case



Jan. 16,:1945. J. E. BROWN. 2,367,182

SPECTAQLE AND EYEGLASS CASE Filed Spt. 11, 1943 INVENTOR.

v Y I fim at? Patented J an; 16, 1,945

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SPECTACLE AND EYEGLAS S CAS E Jack E. Brown, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application september 11, 1943, Serial No. 501,923

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in spectacle and eyeglass cases, one object of the invention being the provision of a case embodying a lens cleaner, whereby the lenses of the glass 'may be properly and thoroughly cleaned while still in the case.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a re-fill lens cleaning cloth so positioned relatively to and within the case as to permit the proper insertion and easy manipulation of the thumb and forefinger therewith so as to permit a desired latitude of movement in the circular or rotary cleaning motiondesirable in wiping the lenses.

In order that the present invention may be fully understood and its many advantages appreciated, attention is invited to the accompanyclosed.

Figure 3 is a cross section through the complete case with the flap foreshortened.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral I designates the complete case, composed of backforming sheet 2 having the cover forming tab or fiap 3, and the front forming sheet 6.

Carried by the sheet 2 is a femaIememberE to cooperate with and receive the male member 4 of a snap fastener, the latter of which is carried by the flap 3.

The case thus formed and having the sheets 2 and 6 detachably secured together by the cooperating fasteners 9, is open-at the flap side and at the lower edge, While removably'mounted within the portion formed between the twosheets of the case, is a single cloth pocket formed by the sheets 1 and 8, and held in place by the fasteners 9, also. These sheets may be open at top and bottom where so desired, but they must be open at the upper edge of sheet 2 to provide for a pocket to receive the eyeglass frame and its lenses therebetween. These sheets 1 and 8 are slightly longer than the sheets 2 and 6 so as to provide ample manipulation room in Wiping the lens of the eyeglasses to be held in the case and cleaned.

It will thus be seen thata pair of spectacles may be encased in this holder with the lenses between the two cleaner cloths, and that due to the fact that the sheetsof the case are flexible, being made of thin soft leather or other suitable material, that the thumb and forefinger can be inserted through the bottom of the case to grasp the sheets 1 and 8 and rub the same against the lensesto clean them, the sheets 1 and. 8 being slightly larger than the inside area of the sheet 6 to insure the desired latitude of movement to insure the wiping off of the entire surfaces of the lenses, one at a time.

Due to the fact that the fasteners 9 are detachable, being of the cooperating snap or screw type, the cloths 1 and 8 when they are too soiled for further use, may be removed and clean re-fill cloths substituted.

Many different types or styles of case may be employed and still be within the present invention, that is openings may be formed in the sheet 6 and covered on the inside with lens cleaning cloths attached to the sheet 6 and 2, while also the sheet 2 may be provided with alignedopenings to permit the entrance of the finger and thumb'through the openings to manipulate the cloths and clean the lenses while the glasses are housed in the case. 7

Also where desired, stiff finger contacting circular disks may be connected to the cloths so that the finger and thumb without contacting the cloths may manipulate the cloths to clean the lenses of the glasses while housed, all cleaning cloths being removable for re-fills.

The sheets I and 8 though shown connected at their ends, may be adhesively or otherwise attached to the inner faces of the walls, and thus be removable Without disconnecting the fastener 9, which also maybe dispensed with, that is the walls may be sewn together at this point. By resorting to this, greater latitude in the cleaning movements of the fingers and thumbs is permitted.

What is claimed is: 1

1. An eyeglass case including two sheets of material formed to provide an eyeglass enclosing device, one of said sheets being provided with a closure tab, means detachably securing the opposite edges of th sheets together to provide a receptacle open at its top and bottom, and a double walled fabric lens cleaner also forming a glass frame and lens encasing device lying between the-walls and removably held in place by said securing means.

2. An eyeglass case as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lens cleaner forms a pocket, the glass frame receiving opening of which is accessible from one open end of the enclosing device, While the other open end of the enclosing device permits insertion of the thumb and finger to rub the cleaner against the lenses of the glass while the frame and lenses are encased in the pocket.

3. An eyeglass case including two sheets of flexible material, two sheets of fabric of slightly greater length than the first two sheets and forming eyeglass lens wiping means within the case between the first two sheets, and means for connecting all 'of the sheets together to provide open- 

